Therefore suggesting that butch lesbians produce higher levels of testosterone than femme lesbians. .
Loulan (1990) and Weber (1996) describe butch lesbians as those that possess the normative masculine personality characteristics or partake in behaviors related with male roles, whereas femme lesbians engage in stereotypically communal and feminine behaviors and traits. Butch lesbians displayed more similarities to heterosexual men as they were found to be more threatened by an agentic threat such as wealth rivalry. Butch lesbians were recognized to be the leaders in lovemaking. Therefore, suggesting that butch lesbians may share a similar psychology to that of a heterosexual male. Loulan (1990) observed that lesbians collaboratively classified butch on the foundation of body shape, body weight, way of walking and dressing, and attitude, particularly in lovemaking; femmes were depicted as soft, pretty, and passive. .
Bassett and colleagues (2000) suggest that femme lesbians engage in romantic relationships similar as those of heterosexual women. They also partake in more stereotypically feminine behaviors and activities (Loulan 1990; Weber 1996). Femme lesbians demonstrated similar mate preferences as well to heterosexual women. They found that femme lesbians showed more jealousy to physically attractive rival and also sought financial resources from partner (Bassett et al. 2001). Personal dating ads studies found that both butch and femme lesbians preferred femme lesbians (Smith et al. 2002). .
Sociosexuality.
Kinsey and colleagues (1954) presented the term sociosexuality to express distinct differentiations in people's readiness to participate in uncommitted sexual relationships. Penke and Asendorpf (2008) described three components of global sociosexual orientations. Kinsey explained the first component as sociosexual behavior as individual differences in sociosexuality are initially behavioral.
